The problem of the interrelation between the lexical meaning of words and polysemy (based on the English language)

the article analyzes the problem of the relationship between lexical meanings and polysemy in English. In the course of the research, the features of approaches to determining the meaning and polysemy of lexemes are considered, the specifics of classification methods and the main models of lexical meanings are shown, and the conclusion is made about the relationship between the meanings of lexemes and their polysemy. The author believes that a conceptual approach to lexical meaning, when were analyzed the formation of concepts, changes in meaning and motivation, is most important in the research of the problem of polysemy. The dominant meaning is the genetic characteristic of the meaning and the etymology of the lexeme, since its original meaning is the basis for the formation of other meanings. Among the models of lexemes meaning, the most effective are context analysis, the concepts of morphosemantic and onomasiological fields, which show that polysemous words have the same form and different meanings which related. Thus, the relationship between lexical meaning and polysemy is determined. In English, its level is more developed than in Russian. Analyzing the situation and context can give words and phrases an accurate meaning. The research may be useful for anyone interested in the issues of lexical semantics and lexicology of modern English.

lexical meaning, lexeme, English, relationship, approach, polysemy